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Line 1: {{trope}} {{quote\|''"A little fight in ya...I like that."''~~\|''[[The Joker]]'' ''in'' ''[[The Dark Knight]]''.}}~~ \|[[The Joker]]\|''[[The Dark Knight]]''.}} In fiction, most villains are used to dealing with the [[~~Distressed~~ Damsel in Distress]]. They scream, they're easily subdued by grasping their [[Standard Female Grab Area]], they're generally easy to dominate. This can get rather dull if it goes on for long enough. As a result, the villain tends to be pleasantly surprised when he captures an [[Action Girl]] and she puts up a fight. Oh, he'll still hold her hostage. He'll still kill her when the time comes. But when she spits in his face, [[Groin Attack\|kicks him in the crotch]] and insults him with a witty rejoinder, well, he can't help but shake his head (perhaps smirking as he does so) and say, "I'll give you this. [[You Got Spunk]]." That last word tends to vary, since "spunk" is occasionally used as slang for... a certain substance. "Moxie" is a good substitute, as are "fight" and "spirit". This is meant to be a compliment, because hey, we all "love a woman with spirit," but it usually comes off as a rather condescending [[Stock Phrase]]. Line 10 ⟶ 11: These days, this isn't strictly a man-to-woman trope. It has a much darker and creepier connotation when used in the middle of [[Rape Tropes\|a rape scene]]. It may also be used in less extreme situations by someone who's not a villain, merely a [[Grumpy Bear]], in which case they'll make it a backhanded compliment by adding "[[It's X. I Hate X.\|I hate spunk.]]" Not that real villains can't hate spunk, too. For the non-rapey version, please see "[[I Love You Because I Can't Control You]]". "[[You Got Spunk]]" is more "''I '''will''' love you because it is hard to control you''", and [[Captain Obvious\|unsurprisingly]], has the [[Unfortunate Implications\|less pleasant implications]]. Compare [[Will Not Be a Victim]] (for the [[Action Girl]]'s perspective) and [[I Have You Now, My Pretty]] (for the villain's perspective). Contrast [[No Guy Wants an Amazon]] and [[No Guy Wants to Be Chased]]. {{examples}}▼ ▲{{examples}} == Anime &and Manga == * Shikamaru in ''[[Naruto]]'' when commenting on Temari: "I forgot: this girl is a spunky one. I ''hate'' spunky." * ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro ni]]'': Shmion to Rika: "Oh you still got some strength left? Well, it would be no fun if you didn't!" * At some point late in the ''[[Gravitation]]'' manga, Mr. K says to [[Yaoi Fangirl]] Rage as they have each other at gunpoint: "Heh. I like your spirit... '''spattered across the pavement!'''" His wife stops him from hurting anybody by hurting him. She's that kind of woman. * The [[Hentai]] series ''[[Spunky Knight]]'' manages to use ''both'' definitions of spunky for its main character. * ''[[Ranma ~~1/2~~½]]'' says Akane has spunk. == Films -- Animation == * In [[Disney Animated Canon\|Disney's]] ''[[Hercules (~~Disney~~1997 film)\|\|Hercules]]'', a centaur tells a captured Megara, "I like 'em fiery." * In ''[[The Jungle Book (Disney film)\|The Jungle Book]]'', Shere Khan says to Mowgli, "You have spirit for one so small." * In the ''[[Aladdin (Disney film)\|Aladdin]]'' sequel the Return of Jafar, Jafar tells a captured Jasmine who's face he has grabbed: "Mmmm such spirit." In response Jasmine tries to bite him. Line 30 ⟶ 31: * ''[[The Dark Knight]]'' [[The Joker]]. "A little fight in ya... I like that." (Followed by "[[Stealth Hi Bye\|Then you're gonna love me]].") A bit of a variation occurs with [https://web.archive.org/web/20131030003608/http://www.leahy.senate.gov/biography/ U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy] who stands up to him: "You know, you remind me of my father. I ''hated'' my father!" * In ''[[Batman Begins]]'', a young Bruce Wayne was told this by mob boss Falcone. * Happens near the end of ''[[Leprechaun (film)\|Leprechaun]]: Back 2 tha Hood''; while trapped in an elevator with the Leprechaun the [[Final Girl]] smashes him with a dislodged light fixture and proceeds to electrocute him with one of the cables. Afterward the Leprechaun, pretty much unfazed, states "I like her" while she flees the scene. Line 36 ⟶ 37: * In ''[[Stuart Little]] 2'': {{quote\|'''Snowbell:''' ''(to Stuart)'' You've got guts, kid! Guts, and... and ''spunk''! Not to mention moxy! You got guts, spunk and moxy!}} * ''[[Ever After (film)\|Ever After]]'': Le Peu, as he tells Danielle more than once, likes a girl with spirit. * In ''[[The Sting]]'' Kid Twist is interviewing people to be in on the con that they are pulling when the guy he talking to is one that he saw get beat up by a cop for keeping his mouth shut. Twist asks him if he got the banged-up nose from the cop, when he says yes, Twist says, "You got Moxie, Kid" and hires him. Line 59 ⟶ 60: == Live-Action TV == * The most famous usage is arguably [[Ed Asner]]'s subversion in the pilot for ''[[The Mary Tyler Moore Show]]'', when his character, [[Lou Grant]], gives Mary the aforementioned compliment, only to follow it up by saying, "I ''hate'' spunk." This exchange was also used when Asner appeared on ''[[The Colbert Report]]''. * ''[[Star Trek: ~~Enterprise\|Star Trek~~ Enterprise]]'' ("Borderland"). T'Pol and other crew members are captured by Orion slave traders, one of whom is played by enormous wrestler Paul "Big Show" Wight. {{quote\|'''Orion Slaver:''' ''(with his hand around T'Pol's neck)'' You've got spirit. I might just keep you for myself. ''(T'Pol delivers a well-aimed kick to a [[Groin Attack\|sensitive area]])''~~<br />~~ '''T'Pol:''' I'm not for sale. ''(she's beamed away)'' }} * ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'': Line 67 ⟶ 68: '''Buffy:''' Yeah, but it was ''fun''. '''Ken:''' You've got guts. [[Narm\|I'd like to slice you open and play with them]]. }} ** Also: {{quote\|'''Glory:''' ''(grinning)'' Ooh, I like her. She's sassy! ''(pauses, tone turns serious)'' And I'll kill her.}} * In an episode of ''[[Fawlty Towers]]'', the incompetent builder O'Reilly speaks of Sybil Fawlty, "I love a woman with spirit! I do! I do!" She beats the shit out of him. Line 111 ⟶ 112: Arguably seen in the first episode of ''[[Beast Wars]]'', where Rhinox finds Dinobot to have "[[Getting Crap Past the Radar\|ball bearings of chrome steel]]." A more definitive example in "TransWarped" of ''[[Transformers Animated]]'', as Megatron fights Optimus. "You have persistence, Autobot. I hate persistence." * ''[[Totally Spies!]]'' The video game-themed villain, Lady Dragon, says, "You girls have spunk. [[Shout-Out\|I hate spunk]]!" * In the [[Mirror Universe]] episode of ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door]]'', Negative Number 3 says this to Number 4 in her [[We Can Rule Together]] speech: "Listen up, shorty! I don't like you, but you've got spunk, so I'm gonna make you an offer you'd be stupid to refuse!" * Lobo does this to Lois Lane in ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]''~~--since~~—since he's [[Nigh Invulnerable]], he in fact ''encourages'' her to slap him. * ''[[Johnny Dangerously]]'': {{quote\|'''Johnny:''' You got spunk. I like spunk. ''(points at her breasts)'' You got those. I like those.}} Line 129 ⟶ 130: {{reflist}} [[Category:Stock Phrases]] [[Category:~~You Got Spunk~~{{PAGENAME}}]]